Written by OSEA Staff | Last Updated on: October 4, 2024
Whether you’re attending a holiday party at work or a family gathering at home, these events are filled with joy and gift-giving. When preparing for parties, you likely want to avoid stress, be hydrated, and be well-rested. These issues can often impact the skin, leaving it feeling dry and stressed. If holiday parties have taken a toll on your skin, we have some post-party recovery tips for returning your skin to its dewy perfection.
How Can I Replenish My Skin After Holiday Parties?
When recovering from stress associated with party planning, it’s best to prep your skin before heading out to a holiday gathering, as well as after returning home. Having a routine in place can help reduce the effects of stressed skin.
3 Tips to Follow Before a Party
1. Cleanse Thoroughly
Prepping your skin before a party should include thoroughly cleansing your face to remove excess oil buildup and lingering makeup. Cleansing ensures that the pores on the skin are clear before applying new products for the day. Use a gentle cleanser, like our Ocean Cleansing Milk, and apply in a circular motion before thoroughly for about 30 seconds. Rinse it off with lukewarm water, since hot water is drying to the skin.
2. Apply a Serum
Ensure that your skin is well hydrated under makeup by using a serum that helps replenish and retain moisture. Our Hyaluronic Sea Serum uses seaweed and snow mushroom to restore the skin’s moisture levels, leaving the skin plump, hydrated, and dewy. We recommend applying this serum on damp skin so that the solution can pull moisture from the surface and draw it under the skin.
3. Prime With a Hydrating Product
Using a moisturizing oil or primer under your makeup can go a long way toward retaining a glowing appearance throughout the night and retaining moisture in your skin. A hydrating product, such as our or our Atmosphere Protection Cream or our Essential Hydrating Oil, can also make the skin appear smoother after applying makeup.
3 Tips to Follow After a Party
1. Apply Eye Serum
Lack of hydration and lack of sleep can lead to dark circles and bags under the eyes. Using an eye serum will help keep fine lines at bay by rehydrating the sensitive eye area. We suggest our Ocean Eyes® Age-Defying Serum, which is full of nourishing ingredients that help reduce the appearance of dark circles. This serum can be refrigerated for an extra relaxing and de-puffing cooling effect. For a more targeted approach, try our Eye-Care Duo. This kit contains our Ocean Eyes Age-Defying Serum and our Advanced Repair Eye Cream for the perfect combination of hydration and moisturization.
2. Moisturize the Body
While it’s easy to concentrate on rehydrating your face, the skin on your entire body needs extra care after long nights as well. After showering, lightly pat your skin with a towel and make sure to keep some moisture at the surface. Applying balms or lotions to skin that is still slightly damp helps lock in extra moisture for a longer-lasting effect.
Our Anti-Aging Body Balm is now available in a jumbo size, perfect for staying hydrated all season long. Packed with Alaria Esculenta seaweed, passion fruit seed oil, coconut oil, and safflower seed oil, this balm delivers lasting hydration while improving the appearance of skin elasticity and increasing the skin’s water-holding capacity.
3. Use Bio Retinol at Night for Maximum Benefits
Incorporating bio retinol into your nighttime routine is an excellent way to target fine lines and wrinkles while deeply hydrating the skin. This plant-based retinol alternative helps visibly improve skin texture and promotes a smoother, firmer appearance without causing irritation. We offer two great options to elevate your evening skincare.
Our Dream Night Cream is an ultra-hydrating overnight moisturizer, clinically tested to reduce the visible effects of stress on the skin. Formulated with algae-derived bio retinol and five vital hydrators, it firms and smooths the look of lines and wrinkles, leaving you with refreshed, radiant skin by morning.
For additional hydration, our Advanced Protection Cream features nourishing ingredients like Undaria seaweed to help replenish the skin’s moisture barrier. It also contains bio retinol to visibly improve fine lines and wrinkles, making it another fantastic choice for drier or mature skin types in your nighttime routine.
4. Drink Water
Throughout the winter months, it’s as important (if not more so) to stay hydrated as it is in the summer heat. This is because the body tends to dehydrate in dryer weather, and the winter air doesn’t contain as much moisture as warm air does. Make sure to drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water daily to help your skin retain moisture and prevent chapping and cracking.
